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Ménage à trois: Borrelia, dendritic cells, and tick saliva interactions

Overview of attention for article published in Trends in Parasitology, December 2013
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Title
Ménage à trois: Borrelia, dendritic cells, and tick saliva interactions
Published in
Trends in Parasitology, December 2013
DOI 10.1016/j.pt.2013.12.003
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Authors

Lauren M.K. Mason, Christiaan C. Veerman, Teunis B.H. Geijtenbeek, Joppe W.R. Hovius

Abstract

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis, is inoculated into the skin during an Ixodes tick bite where it is recognised and captured by dendritic cells (DCs). However, considering the propensity of Borrelia to disseminate, it would appear that DCs fall short in mounting a robust immune response against it. Many aspects of the DC-driven immune response to Borrelia have been examined. Recently, components of tick saliva have been identified that sabotage DC responses and aid Borrelia infection. In this review, we summarise what is currently known about the immune response of DCs to Borrelia and explore the mechanisms by which Borrelia manages to circumvent this immune response, with or without the help of tick salivary proteins.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Russia 2 3%
United Kingdom 1 1%
Portugal 1 1%
Mexico 1 1%
United States 1 1%
Unknown 73 92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 14%
Student > Master 11 14%
Researcher 10 13%
Student > Bachelor 8 10%
Professor 7 9%
Other 18 23%
Unknown 14 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 25 32%
Medicine and Dentistry 13 16%
Immunology and Microbiology 10 13%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 8 10%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 3 4%
Other 5 6%
Unknown 15 19%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 May 2015.
All research outputs
#7,119,728
of 25,374,917 outputs
Outputs from Trends in Parasitology
#1,121
of 2,303 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#77,787
of 319,329 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Trends in Parasitology
#6
of 21 outputs
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